'Terreplein' definitions:
Definition of 'terreplein'
(from WordNet)
noun
Level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
Definition of 'Terreplein'
From: GCIDE
- Terreplein \Terre"plein`\, n. [F., fr. L. terra earth + planus even, level, plain.]
- 1. (Fort.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Civ. Engin.) An embankment of earth with a broad level top, which is sometimes excavated to form a continuation of an elevated canal across a valley. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]